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Search Lotte (left), Sonja, and Ursula in sailor suits made by their mother (Photo courtesy of Sonja Cowan) The past we step into Berlin - Sonja came into my life by happy coincidence, right in the middle of the pandemic. The message came, as so often in this hyperconnected year of physical isolation, in the form of a tweet.  The author of the message, Benjamin Preiss, was an Australian fellow journalist who had come across a blog post about my walk to work in Berlin.I had written it in January 2017, an unsettling time for me as an American after a deeply divisive election campaign had ...

Google's Black History Month Doodle celebrates poet, activist Audre Lorde The acclaimed Black lesbian poet wrote of her hatred of racial and sexual prejudice. Listen - 04:57 Google celebrates acclaimed poet Audre Lorde for Black History Month. Google Google is turning the lens of its annual Black History Month Doodle on Audre Lorde, an internationally acclaimed poet and civil rights champion. The self-described "Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet" is best known for writings reflecting her hatred of...

Newfoundland: Learning From Norway One thousand years ago, the Norwegian Vikings ventured into the unforgiving mighty Atlantic Ocean to find new lands. As fate would have it, they discovered the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland. With a similar coastline, fishing, hunting and gathering, the Vikings must have felt very much at home in Newfoundland and Labrador.  Today, we can see the remnants of the timber-sod homes made by the Vikings, nestled into the shores of Lance-aux-Meadows, Newfoundland. Time and time again throughout history, it seems we have connected with Norwa...

Inside A Jewish Book Discussion Group By Betsy Groban | Jan 26, 2021 Marie Ariel is a politically involved book lover, former librarian, and co-chair of the Boston Workers Circle (BWC) Book Discussion Group. The Workers Circle for Jewish Culture and Social Justice is a 120-year-old, progressive, secular, multigenerational community, as well as an arts and culture center where Jewish identity is rooted in cultural heritage and the pursuit of a better world. This book group has flourished during the pandemic. How long have you been involved with the Boston Workers’ Cir...